Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
2007 
48,753 
415 
1,139 
623 
211 
1,414 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,902,654 
1 1 1 ,504 
192,320 
204,258 
56,276 
146,189 
2007 
9,033,537 
110,464 
189,815 
199,129 
38,093 
151,282 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
206 
287 
194 
358 
298 
118 
2007 
185 
266 
167 
320 
181 
107 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
2007 
48,753 
415 
1,139 
623 
211 
1,414 
$1,000, 2012 
23,665,643 
254,817 
765,466 
461,801 
118,089 
530,999 
2007 
20,704,133 
215,123 
620,650 
350,679 
85,479 
484,207 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
547,524 
655,056 
773,980 
808,759 
624,810 
427,880 
2007 
424,674 
518,368 
544,907 
562,887 
405,116 
342,438 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,658 
2,285 
3,980 
2,261 
2,098 
3,632 
2007 
2,292 
1,947 
3,270 
1,761 
2,244 
3,201 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,899 
47 
61 
28 
17 
88 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,612 
27 
76 
51 
24 
116 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,442 
87 
195 
76 
26 
245 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,660 
99 
331 
217 
62 
491 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,549 
73 
168 
101 
35 
177 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,082 
26 
78 
55 
18 
99 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,522 
24 
57 
25 
4 
23 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
305 
2 
13 
14 
1 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
152 
4 
10 
4 
2 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
32,413,454 
380,440 
1,017,498 
566,321 
398,453 
412,676 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.5 
29.3 
18.9 
36.1 
14.1 
35.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,919 
24 
141 
14 
13 
81 
acres 
14,379 
100 
663 
44 
53 
391 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
13,267 
99 
379 
65 
43 
423 
acres 
362,197 
2,560 
9,371 
1,795 
1,179 
1 1 ,322 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,235 
25 
83 
50 
22 
130 
acres 
246,346 
1,369 
4,768 
2,845 
1,247 
7,487 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,605 
46 
72 
42 
16 
180 
acres 
377,435 
3,663 
5,821 
3,431 
1,301 
14,651 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,342 
17 
55 
72 
15 
144 
acres 
500,043 
1,914 
6,363 
8,230 
1,852 
16,510 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,897 
35 
60 
33 
13 
67 
acres 
453,309 
5,501 
9,323 
5,229 
2,020 
10,357 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,041 
12 
31 
59 
19 
71 
acres 
402,155 
2,451 
6,069 
11,596 
3,809 
13,921 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,382 
12 
18 
36 
9 
24 
acres 
329,632 
2,876 
4,303 
8,544 
2,111 
5,779 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,815 
63 
70 
101 
13 
82 
acres 
1 ,335,536 
22,681 
24,816 
35,108 
4,654 
28,348 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,230 
30 
47 
70 
16 
26 
acres 
1,523,958 
19,491 
34,461 
50,290 
9,116 
16,463 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
911 
17 
17 
14 
6 
9 
acres 
1,217,464 
21,985 
23,293 
17,270 
7,009 
10,660 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
579 
9 
16 
15 
4 
4 
acres 
2,140,200 
26,913 
63,069 
59,876 
21,925 
10,300 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,374 
23 
143 
28 
21 
99 
acres 
17,368 
103 
808 
117 
(D) 
511 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16,215 
99 
454 
95 
58 
540 
acres 
443,231 
2,528 
1 1 ,799 
2,831 
1,656 
14,969 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,480 
30 
89 
40 
16 
170 
acres 
259,199 
1,758 
5,128 
2,360 
881 
9,915 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,319 
47 
110 
52 
17 
162 
acres 
437,757 
3,970 
9,042 
4,306 
1,315 
13,330 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,896 
42 
78 
59 
27 
150 
acres 
566,433 
4,764 
8,887 
6,687 
3,102 
17,242 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,113 
31 
46 
48 
21 
88 
acres 
488,459 
5,015 
7,184 
7,583 
3,369 
13,801 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,068 
31 
20 
57 
11 
52 
acres 
408,585 
6,087 
3,870 
11,328 
2,192 
10,292 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,492 
9 
26 
37 
2 
40 
acres 
356,214 
2,114 
6,194 
8,883 
(D) 
9,567 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,052 
55 
73 
107 
19 
76 
acres 
1,426,089 
20,244 
25,730 
37,202 
6,686 
26,970 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,235 
25 
67 
67 
12 
27 
acres 
1,533,002 
17,470 
47,043 
47,015 
7,978 
18,509 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
960 
15 
22 
17 
6 
7 
acres 
1,297,715 
21,072 
28,639 
21,450 
7,111 
8,806 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
549 
8 
11 
16 
1 
3 
acres 
1 ,799,485 
25,339 
35,491 
49,367 
(D) 
7,370 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
26,707 
258 
664 
355 
111 
751 
2007 
31,773 
280 
786 
397 
133 
914 
acres, 2012 
2,758,521 
41,293 
100,901 
41,301 
12,608 
37,147 
2007 
3,142,958 
42,349 
103,036 
56,934 
8,619 
46,735 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,283 
204 
564 
227 
85 
641 
2007 
23,336 
196 
603 
251 
97 
706 
acres, 2012 
2,158,026 
29,676 
91,571 
22,915 
7,872 
27,598 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
1 ,994,743 
18,548 
82,402 
22,810 
5,372 
28,504 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,792 
48 
50 
58 
12 
61 
2007 
10,126 
86 
248 
143 
39 
271 
acres, 2012 
157,488 
3,998 
1,662 
4,987 
672 
2,453 
2007 
626,995 
10,994 
8,883 
17,925 
1,619 
10,770 
--continued 
306 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
